Fairmont Hotel
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Elaine Yip
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I am confused between fairmont hotel and swissotel stamford.... is it the same hotel or do they use the same ballroom? And is their ballroom low or high ceiling?
Elaine Yip
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Hi ohjulie, so u signed package ald? Which hotel did u sign with?
ohjulie
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Thanks to fellow forumer beegirl (who sent me fairmont's package details), I have signed with fairmont in Dec 2013.
beegirl
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Elaine yip: hi dear actually raffles convention, swissotel and fairmont are all connected . But if u sign with swissotel , ur package should include one night stay at swissotel bridal suite which will be 64th level or above. Fairmont ballroom is lower ceiling and smaller to cater smaller wedding.
Hope it helps
Anyway I have posted some of my wedding preparations , with some details of the banquet. Will update more
thelifeofmoomoo.blogspot.sg/search/label/Wedding%20preparations?updated-max=2013-12-18T18:28:00%2B08:00&max-results=20&start=4&by-date=false&m=0
Hope it helps
Anyway I have posted some of my wedding preparations , with some details of the banquet. Will update more
thelifeofmoomoo.blogspot.sg/search/label/Wedding%20preparations?updated-max=2013-12-18T18:28:00%2B08:00&max-results=20&start=4&by-date=false&m=0
Elaine Yip
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Ohjulie & beegirl: Thanks for your reply.
Ohjulie: Are u able to send me your package details?
Btw, both of u held/are holding at the same ballroom? Cos i saw previous reviews that their main ballroom require a min. table of 45? I dont think i have so many tables. And i am sourcing for high ceiling ballroom.
Ohjulie: Are u able to send me your package details?
Btw, both of u held/are holding at the same ballroom? Cos i saw previous reviews that their main ballroom require a min. table of 45? I dont think i have so many tables. And i am sourcing for high ceiling ballroom.
ohjulie
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I'm not sure if I got a better deal, but they sure are pretty stingy with their goodies. I'm just glad I've settled my banquet.
ohjulie
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Ohjulie & beegirl: Thanks for your reply.
Ohjulie: Are u able to send me your package details?
Btw, both of u held/are holding at the same ballroom? Cos i saw previous reviews that their main ballroom require a min. table of 45? I dont think i have so many tables. And i am sourcing for high ceiling ballroom.
Do let me have ur email
I signed for a min of 35 for collyer, which is exactly my estimated number. I love their high ceiling and their unique chandeliers.
Elaine Yip
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Do let me have ur email
I signed for a min of 35 for collyer, which is exactly my estimated number. I love their high ceiling and their unique chandeliers.
My email is [email protected]
You have any pictures of collyer ballroom?
anyway, i emailed dannis and he told me i can just pop by this wkend if i hv time... there are wedding on-going...
Elaine Yip
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Elaine yip: hi dear actually raffles convention, swissotel and fairmont are all connected . But if u sign with swissotel , ur package should include one night stay at swissotel bridal suite which will be 64th level or above. Fairmont ballroom is lower ceiling and smaller to cater smaller wedding.
Hope it helps
Anyway I have posted some of my wedding preparations , with some details of the banquet. Will update more
thelifeofmoomoo.blogspot.sg/search/label/Wedding%20preparations?updated-max=2013-12-18T18:28:00%2B08:00&max-results=20&start=4&by-date=false&m=0
beegirl, i like your wedding invitation cards n i have the similar idea... u designed them yourselves??
Elaine Yip
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Hi beegirl, so padang ballroom is also min of 35 tables. Hmm, I wonder what is the difference between padang and collyer. But seems like padang ballroom can have a straight march in, while collyer is more to the right, so suppose its not a straight march in..
beegirl
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Hi ladies, i have received my wedding photos.. These are some photos of Padang ballroom
For more photos , i have posted up on my blog : http://thelifeofmoomoo.blogspot.sg/search/label/junoserwedding
For more photos , i have posted up on my blog : http://thelifeofmoomoo.blogspot.sg/search/label/junoserwedding
beegirl
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My bridal suite experience :http://thelifeofmoomoo.blogspot.sg/2014/03/junoserwedding-part-xi-check-in-hotel.html
Hi all, I got married at Fairmont last year. Was chatting with my husband and only just got to know things I didn't know during our wedding last year. I am writing this review in hope that future couples will take more care and avoid the unpleasant experience that we had, albeit one year late in realisation.
We took a solemnisation package as we wanted a small and intimate wedding with relatives and close friends. By full wedding banquet standard, our wedding is small with 8 tables. However, by solemnisation standard, I would guess that 8 tables is on the larger end.
Our wedding coordinator is Dannis Yeo. As previously mentioned, he was friendly and experienced. Therefore, we trusted him to handle our small wedding without any problems. A mistake on hindsight.
Before our AD, we went through banquet details with Dannis and specifically told him that, though, we will not be bringing in our own wine, we would like to serve wine to our guests. We had requested for house wine to be served and charged as per consumption. This was as reflected in our final banquet event order, a few days before AD. So, the point must have been taken, right?
On AD, the bartender asked our friend (who was helping out as wedding coordinator on our end), "So, this is a non-alcoholic event?" Our friend checked with my husband, who of course replied that we want them to serve the drinks. Subsequently, the staff had to prepare the drinks but could only get 6 bottles of wine due to last minute instructions. We wanted to serve wine as we have wine-loving friends. Therefore, expectedly, halfway through the banquet, the 6 bottles were already gone. With guests requesting for wine, waiting staff could only told our guests that we had run out of wine. I didn't know about all these as, being the close friends they are, they would just let the bride enjoy the AD without worries.
The second unpleasant experience seemed like an oddity at the point in time but just downright rude now that we think about it. When our event ended, we made our way back to our bridal suite. Halfway, Dannis and his staff came after my husband asking him to make our final payment there and then in the middle of the lobby. Dannis did package it well, saying that we could just leave without any worries about payment the next day. But I really don't see any professionalism in making a couple in our full suit and gown pay in the middle of the lobby.
This is just my wedding experience with Fairmont, perhaps Dannis in particular. I don't know if he was looking down on us just because we took a solemnisation package for our wedding, was worried that we couldn't pay, and hence the un-preparation for alcoholic drinks and immediate payment at lobby. Or that we were just unlucky that he missed out on instructing for preparing alcoholic drinks and missed the timing to ask us for payment. Hopefully, future couples who have signed with Dannis, or going to sign with him, will have a better experience, with better luck and/or by double, triple, quadruple confirmation with Dannis the banquet details and payment arrangement.
I did have a fond memory of our wedding. However, knowing that we couldn't even serve wine to those who want it late, and being made to pay in the middle of the lobby after that lack of preparation, really made me disappointed in Dannis. A small wedding doesn't mean it is not important, in fact, it is even more important as we have even closer ties with every guest who graced us with their presence. I am most vexed about not having able to serve my guests well enough. Due to so many things happening on a whole day of wedding event, my husband thought that he had told me about Fairmont not preparing wine for our banquet. And so it is only now that we happened to talk about this point that I get to know about it. It is probably too late to reflect this unpleasantness to Fairmont one year after the event. However, I do hope that future unpleasantness of this nature can be avoided with my sharing of our experience.
We took a solemnisation package as we wanted a small and intimate wedding with relatives and close friends. By full wedding banquet standard, our wedding is small with 8 tables. However, by solemnisation standard, I would guess that 8 tables is on the larger end.
Our wedding coordinator is Dannis Yeo. As previously mentioned, he was friendly and experienced. Therefore, we trusted him to handle our small wedding without any problems. A mistake on hindsight.
Before our AD, we went through banquet details with Dannis and specifically told him that, though, we will not be bringing in our own wine, we would like to serve wine to our guests. We had requested for house wine to be served and charged as per consumption. This was as reflected in our final banquet event order, a few days before AD. So, the point must have been taken, right?
On AD, the bartender asked our friend (who was helping out as wedding coordinator on our end), "So, this is a non-alcoholic event?" Our friend checked with my husband, who of course replied that we want them to serve the drinks. Subsequently, the staff had to prepare the drinks but could only get 6 bottles of wine due to last minute instructions. We wanted to serve wine as we have wine-loving friends. Therefore, expectedly, halfway through the banquet, the 6 bottles were already gone. With guests requesting for wine, waiting staff could only told our guests that we had run out of wine. I didn't know about all these as, being the close friends they are, they would just let the bride enjoy the AD without worries.
The second unpleasant experience seemed like an oddity at the point in time but just downright rude now that we think about it. When our event ended, we made our way back to our bridal suite. Halfway, Dannis and his staff came after my husband asking him to make our final payment there and then in the middle of the lobby. Dannis did package it well, saying that we could just leave without any worries about payment the next day. But I really don't see any professionalism in making a couple in our full suit and gown pay in the middle of the lobby.
This is just my wedding experience with Fairmont, perhaps Dannis in particular. I don't know if he was looking down on us just because we took a solemnisation package for our wedding, was worried that we couldn't pay, and hence the un-preparation for alcoholic drinks and immediate payment at lobby. Or that we were just unlucky that he missed out on instructing for preparing alcoholic drinks and missed the timing to ask us for payment. Hopefully, future couples who have signed with Dannis, or going to sign with him, will have a better experience, with better luck and/or by double, triple, quadruple confirmation with Dannis the banquet details and payment arrangement.
I did have a fond memory of our wedding. However, knowing that we couldn't even serve wine to those who want it late, and being made to pay in the middle of the lobby after that lack of preparation, really made me disappointed in Dannis. A small wedding doesn't mean it is not important, in fact, it is even more important as we have even closer ties with every guest who graced us with their presence. I am most vexed about not having able to serve my guests well enough. Due to so many things happening on a whole day of wedding event, my husband thought that he had told me about Fairmont not preparing wine for our banquet. And so it is only now that we happened to talk about this point that I get to know about it. It is probably too late to reflect this unpleasantness to Fairmont one year after the event. However, I do hope that future unpleasantness of this nature can be avoided with my sharing of our experience.
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ohjulie
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Hi there! Thanks for your PM and post. It's really unfortunate that this had to happen on your special day. I'll definitely take note of the nitty gritties when I speak to Dannis next. He's been helpful with some of our requests recent, and your post is a good reminder for me to doubly remind him of our special arrangements for our AD.
Thank you so much, and I hope your wedding day has been wonderful and beautiful, despite the little hiccups.
vonneylove
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Hi ladies, i have received my wedding photos.. These are some photos of Padang ballroom
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For more photos , i have posted up on my blog : http://thelifeofmoomoo.blogspot.sg/search/label/junoserwedding
Hi dear,
May I ask how many tables you had for your wedding? Was it convenient to move around?
For yr pic, the Padang ballroom looked very narrow.
Thanks. =)
sherryjiajia
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Hi all, had my wedding held at Fairmont Stamford Ballroom in March this year and would like to share my experience with BTB and HTB who are interested in Fairmont. The banquet manager we liaise with was Wendy Ho. We signed up during their wedding show and hence was able to get the perks for couples who signed up on the wedding show day itself.
I have posted my experience on my blog here: http://idylsherry.blogspot.com/search/label/Wedding
Cheers!
I have posted my experience on my blog here: http://idylsherry.blogspot.com/search/label/Wedding
Cheers!
Lilylee333
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Im a letting go of a booking on Apr 15 at Canning ballroom. Anybody interested pls text me at 91455417. Alr paid $5k deposit.
@Lilylee333 is your package still available? Changeable to q4 2015??
reecia
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Thank you for sharing. i will be having my wedding there in June. Who did you liase with for the florist? Think they have 2 contacts? I have yet to contact any of them as just got the to do list from Wendy today only... -_-
Lilylee333
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jennifer.hong
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Hi,
Can i know when wendy will contact you for the making of invitation card ? Cause my AD is oct 2015 . But my mother is quite worried for the cards.
iamgoingtobeabride
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Hi dear, can I check with you what are the perks that you have received when u signed the package?
Can the stage theme be change as well?
Would like to enquire about their AV system. Any experience on it?
Would like to enquire about their AV system. How's the experience?